Kronfeld Monoplane

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The Kronfeld Monoplane was a 1930s British ultra-light aircraft designed by Robert Kronfeld, only one was built.^[1]^[2]

Design and development

Designed as a successor to the company's Kronfeld Drone, the Monoplane was a single-seat parasol monoplane powered by a 30 hp (22 kW) Carden-Ford converted car engine.^[1] The Monoplane, registered G-AESG, was built and first flown at Hanworth Aerodrome in 1937.^[1] With the start of the Second World War a second unfinished Monoplane and the prototype were scrapped.^[1]

Specifications

Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m)
Wingspan: 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m)
Empty weight: 390 lb (177 kg)
Gross weight: 640 lb (290 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Carden-Ford, 30 hp (22 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 73 mph (117 km/h)

References

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jackson 1974, p. 258
↑ Orbis 1985, p. 2273

Bibliography

Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 - Volume 3. Putnam & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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